Comments on: Pitch Follow-Up: Can I Get a “No, Thanks” at Least?

By: In the Blogosphere: 2/15-2/26 « Ricki Schultz

In the Blogosphere: 2/15-2/26 « Ricki Schultz — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:03:34 +0000

[...] Joanne Flynn Black of WomenWhoWrite gives tips on the tricky business of query follow-ups [...]

By: Lisa Kintish

Lisa Kintish — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:11:26 +0000

A form letter would work nicely and wouldn’t take up too much time. Instead the writer is left wondering, worrying, moping. I remember a tough spell in which I heard NOTHING from editors. It was as if I had been sending query letters into a blackhole. Then one day, I received a letter from an editor at The New York Times – it was a rejection, which bummed me out, but at least he acknowledged that I existed and it wasn’t a form letter.
I handled it by getting very depressed, which I do not recommend. You are a good writer, just keep trying and the wise editors out there will want your articles, Joanne.

By: Corey Schwartz

Corey Schwartz — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:06:00 +0000

Never pitched an article, but it doesn’t sound that different from subbing a manuscript. More and more houses are “only responding if interested” which makes it hard to know if they ever even received your submission!